Happy Halloween Stampin' Up! Style

I just went over the Shelli's blog, our CEO, and I have to say Stampin' Up! really knows how to celebrate Halloween in the home office! I am truly amazed by their creativity and their costumes!

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6 sheets of paper = 28 projects!

As you probably noticed as the week went by I was getting more and more creative with my Halloween paper scraps. It was challenge that was beckoning me. I found the best way is make them in a patchwork pattern like a quilt for a background. I am happy to say with 6 pieces of Cast-a-Spell designer series paper, I was able to make 28 projects.

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The 28 projects were:

8 cards

7 Kit Kat holders

5 Scallop Square boxes

2 Fancy Favor Sizzex Boxes

2 Wall Hangings

1 Paper Gift Bag

1 Halloween Treat Mason Jar Topper

1 M&M holder

1 12x 12 page

Here are the scraps that remained at the end.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Scrapbook Page

Here is a Halloween scrapbook page I put together all it needs is a few pictures of my niece and nephew in their Halloween costumes! I can't wait to see the Little Mermaid and Mickey!

Here are the ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Set: Scary Skeleton
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: Cast-a-Spell designer series paper, Basic Black and Whisper White
Accessories: Wide Grosgrain Old Olive Ribbon, Old Olive Buttons
Tools: Big Shot, Simple Letters and Numbers Sizzex and Sizzex Circles #2

Special Touch: The skeletons were cut out and attached to the page with dimensionals. The circles as well were die cut and attachd with dimensionals. The tailored bow was the finishing touch.

Lots and Lots of Cards!

It just hasn't been treat boxes that I have been a busy bee making, I also completed a few cards as well. Here they are, starting first with this week's Inkredible color challenge: Certainly Celery, Eggplant Envy and Pumpkin Pie.

Here is the card and the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: Batty For You, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Certainly Celery, Eggplant Envy, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black

Paper: Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper, Whisper White

Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Riboon and Basic Black Brads

Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch

The next card uses the following ingredients:
Stamp Sets: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Graveyard Gala

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Basic Black

Paper: Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Riboon and Basic Black Brads

The last card uses the following ingredients:

Stamp Sets: From the Crypt, Grateful Greetings

Ink: Old Olive and Basic Black

Paper: Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Basic Black

Accessories: 5/16" White Jumbo Brads, Kiwi Kiss Button Bouquet

Tools: Scallop Border from a local craft store

Special touch: The bat was stamped, cut out and attached with dimensionals.

Lots of Halloween Treats

Well I have been busy making Halloween treats. First I am going to start off with two templates you have seen in the last couple of days, just showcasing different colors, different stamp sets.

I decided I needed one more scallop square box, so here is the project and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Sweet Treats

Ink: Eggplant Envy, Basic Black and Old Olive

Paper: Nouveau Chic and Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper, Old Olive, Whisper White, Basic Black

Accessories: Basic Black Brads

Tools: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Big Shot and Scallop Square Box

Next came the purse treat holder, I initally called it a gum treat holder only to find out no gum can fit inside of the hole. The packs of gum they make now are just too wide. So I found that a Kit Kat fits nicely in the slot. Click here to see my blog post for the dimensions and the scoring.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: From the Crypt, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper, Basic Black

Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, Basic Black Brads

Tools: Word Window punch, Wide Oval Punch and Crop-a-dile, Scallop Border Punch

Special Touch on the project: The bat was cut out and attached with dimensionals.

Next I made an M&M holder. I actually just tweeked the dimensionals on the project above. I cut a piece of card stock 9 x 3 1/4". I scored at 3 3/4", 4 1/4", 8, 8 1/2".

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: Sweet Treats

Ink: Basic Black and Pumpkin Pie

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White and Cast-a-Spell designer series paper

Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon

Tools: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" Circle Punch and Crop-a-dile

The last was the simple box of all made with the Sizzex Stampin' Up! Fancy Favor. Just run through the Big Shot and assemble. Super Easy.

Ingredients to make the Project:

Stamp Set: Pumpkin Patch

Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black and Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper

Accesories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Curly Label punch, Big Shot, Stampin' Up! Fancy Favor Sizzex

Scallop Square Boxes

Yesterday I learned how to make a box that fits nicely with the Sizzex Scallop Square. Click here to see how to make it! Thank you Colleen for showing me first hand how to make it. I am box challenged, but usually after I make a few I am a pro. Hence I made four of them tonight! Click here to see Colleen's sample that she just posted on her blog.

The first one I made with the Sweet Treats stamp set.

Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Set: Sweet Centers
Ink: Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black
Paper: Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper, Basic Black, Whisper White
Tools: 1 3/4" and 1 1/4" Circle punches, Big Shot and Sizzex Scallop Square
Accessories: Wide Grosgrain Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon.

Special Touch: The center was colored in with my Stampin' Write Markers and then punched and attached with dimensinals.

The next three use very similar products the last two I just did a patchwork theme to use up scraps of the Cast-a-Spell designer series paper. To make the patchwork I punched the squares with my 1 1/4" square punch otherwise the ingredients listed below will be for all three boxes.

Ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Set: Pumpkin Patch, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Basic Black
Paper: Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper, Basic Black, Whisper White
Tools: Circle Scissor Plus, Word Window and Modern Label Punch, Big Shot and Sizzex Scallop Square
Accessories: Wide Grosgrain Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon and buttons from a local craft store

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Just made it!

Just made it this week with Mojo Monday. Here is my card for last Monday's challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Serene Snowflakes, Christmas Punch (hostess set)
Ink: Soft Suede
Paper: Whisper White, Soft Suede and Christmas Cocoa Speciality Designer Series Paper
Accessories: 5/8" Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Pretties
Tools: Wide Oval Punch

Busy Weekend

If you were wondering why no posts this weekend, we'll that's an easy answer. It was a very busy weekend. It started with a birthday party on Friday, followed by standing in the rain to get the latest book by Clarenece Clemons, Big Man signed and then a day of stamping with friends!

So here some photos from this weekend. 1st is my picture of Clarence from the Bruce Springtsteen and E Street Band. He is just a nice guy. I wish we were able to take photos with him side by side, but they wouldn't allow it. The line was very long so they moved it along pretty quickly, so a photo was all we got along with our autographed books.

Next I had 3 fellow demonstrators come over and stamp. Here we are along with the mess we made. There was not a stretch of clean space along the two tables, check out the 2nd picture for a close up. We were a very productive little group yesterday. Lots of projects were completed with the 4 of us.

Housewarming Card

A friend of mine just moved into a new home. I pulled out a stamp set I have had for a very long time, it just happens to be the stamp set I made my first card that appeared on Stamper's Showcase.

Here is the card I made for her and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Place in the Country (retired)

Ink: Basic Brown, Watercolor Crayons, Basic Brown Stampin' Write Marker

Paper: Autumn Meadows designer series paper, Chocolate Chip and Watercolor paper

Accessories: Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and 5/16" Chococolate Chip Brads

Tools: Top Note Sizzex, Big Shot, Blender Pen

Special touches on this card: I stamped the image with my Basic Brown stamp pad. The windows and the door did not stamp dark enough for me, so I decided to color them in with my stampin' write marker. I also decided to define the pumpkins so you could see the lines in the them. Next I took my blender pens and started to color in the image. I attached the fall scene to the card with dimensionals at the end. Next I die cut the top note first in Chocolate Chip and then I took a piece of the Autumn Meadow designer paper. I cut along the preforrated edge of the Autumn Meadow and attached it to the Chocolate Chip. The chocolate ribbon was attached and I tied a bow and attached to the card with a glue dot.

Halloween Treat Holder

Here I took an ordinary paper lunch bag and dressed it up. I cut the bag down to 3 1/2". The height of the black card stock is 4 1/2" x 4 3/4".

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: Sweet Center

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Cast-a-Spell designer series paper, Nouveau Chic designer series paper

Accessories: Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Sweet Treats Centers

Tools: Scallop punch from a local craft store, 1 3/4" Circle Punch and Crop-a-dile

Misc: Purple skittles

Special touches on this project: The ribbon was adhered to the project and then a black bow was made and attached with a mini glue dot. I attached the designer series paper to a piece of basic black to make the project more sturdy. I attached the finished front and a piece of basic black on the back to the paper bag with sticky strip. Ribbon was tied from the left to the right in the front and then in the back.

Gum Halloween Treat Holder

Can you believe that Halloween is coming up so quickly! Here is a Halloween Gum Holder that I made by copying the template from my friend Colleen. She made me one last year and I just took the dimensions and made my own with this year's products.

Here are the dimensions of the project:

Take a strip of 10" x 2 1/2" Score at 2 1/4", 2 3/4", 6 1/4", 6 3/4".

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Set: Pumpkin Patch

Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black and Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Basic Black Brads, Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Velcro Dots

Tools: Curly Label Punch, Scallop Edge Punch, Word Window, Crop-a-dile

Special Touches on the Project:

I would definatley reinforce the top where you thread the ribbon to make the handle. It helps so that way when you thread the ribbon, you do not ribbon the project. The inside punch the word window and then adhere above the top of the punch with sticky strip.

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Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is this week's Inkredible Color Challenge: Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose. I have a birthday card I needed for an eight year old and I thought this colors were just perfect for this color challenge.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: More the Merrier, On Your Birthday

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose and Basic Black, Certainly Celery

Paper: Whisper White and Regal Rose Patterns Designer Series Paper (retired)

Accessories: Regal Rose Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Punch from a local craft store, Blender Pen

Special Touches on the card: A tip with stamping with black, you need to give it some time to dry. Stamp the image and start working on the other elements on the project. After they are done, you can then color and it will not run. I colored in the pinks with my blender pen and ink refills. Mostly because the tips on my Stampin' Write Markers were just not cutting it. The scallop border was punched and a strip of patterns paper was adhered to inside of the card.

Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #2

Here is my second card using this week's Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge. I decided to make a gatefold card.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Sets: The More the Merrier

Ink: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa

Paper: Christmas Cocoa Specialty Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Soft Suede

Accessories: 5/16" Whisper White Brad, White Organza Ribbon

Tools: Scallop Circle Sizzex, Big Shot, Circle Scissor Plus, Paper Piercer

Special Touches on this card: I paper pierced the scallop of the circle. I cut a strip of Whisper White and attached on top of the Soft Suede. Taking both pieces of card stock, I wrapped them around the card and attached them together in the back. I then took the organza ribbon and attached it to the card stock in the back and then brought it around the front and tied a knot. I slipped the scallop circle to the belly band. Now when the band comes off so does the scallop since it is attached.

Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge

Here is this week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge. It is a sketch. I ended up making two projects for this challenge.

The first one a Halloween card, here are the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Sweet Centers

Ink: Basic Black

Paper: Basic Black, Whisper White, Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper

Accessories: Sweet Treats Centers, Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and Brads

Tools: 1 3/4" Circle Punch

Misc: Green Skittles

Mojo Monday #108

Here is this week's Mojo Monday. Here's a card I made for a friend of mine that has not been feeling good lately.

Ingredients to make the card:

Stamp Set: Thoughts & Prayers

Ink: Crushed Curry and Certainly Celery

Paper: Pawsitively Prints, Whisper White, So Saffron

Accessories: Latte Buttons, So Saffron Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plates, Eyelet Border Punch

Special Touch on this Card: I used my Stampin' Write Markers to color in the flower and only part of the greeting to stamp on the card. I adhered the ribbon to the card and then tied a bow and attached it with a glue dot.

Ink Color Challenge

This week's color challenge is Taken with Teal, Rose Red and Old Olive.

Here's my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Cheap Talk

Paper: Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla, Rose Red

Ink: Taken with Teal, Rose Red and Old Olive

Accessories: Flower Fusion Felt Flowers, Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads, Rose Red Brads and Flirty Ribbon Originals (retired)

Tools: Scallop Border Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Corner Rounder

My Favorite Things

I just love the way all the new InColors look together. It kinda reminds me of a rainbow. So here I took stamp set case and made it into a container to put just a few of my favorite things! Yes, the song from the Sound of Music is running through my head as I type up this post.

Here are the ingredients to make the project:
Stamp Sets: Favorite Things, I Heart Lists, Flight of the Butterfly
Card Stock: Razzleberry Lemonade Designer Series Paper, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay
Ink: In Color 2009 Stampin’ Write Markers, Bermuda Bay Classic Stamp Pad
Accessories: Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, 5/16” Jumbo Brads, On Board Long Board, Stampin’ Dimensionals,
Tools: Butterfly Punch, 1 3/8” Circle Punch, Circle Scissor Plus, Crafter’s Tool Kit, 3/16” Corner Rounder, Crop-a-dile

Special touches on the project: I started with make the largest circle in Bermuda Bay and then I went a 1/4" smaller to make the next circle. I just layered the smaller circles on top of the large circle. When I was done I just cut the circle down the middle. The center came the circle punch. I then layered all of them on top of the white circle in the same size as the Bermuda Bay. I ended up putting a strip of On Board Long Board the length of the circle and width of the polka dot grosgrain ribbon. The 6 layers of rainbows was a little too think just to lay a ribbon on top of the white circle and not have it look funny. I punched two holes on top of the stamp case and threaded the ribbon through and tied a knot on top.

Boo Wall Hanging

I just love this photo of my niece and nephew from last halloween. Here is a wall hanging I made with the photo. Perfect to hang on the wall for a seasonal decoration.

Ingredients to make the project:

Stamp Sets: The More the Merrier

Card Stock: Whisper White, Old Olive, Razzleberry Lemonade and Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper, Basic Black

Ink: Basic Black Classic Stamp Pad and Stampin’ Write Marker, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive Ink Refill

Accessories: Wide Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, 5/8” Jumbo Brads, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Googlie Eyes

Tools: Crafter’s Tool Kit, 3/16” Corner Rounder, Crop-a-dile, Big Shot, Scallop Circle Sizzex, Clear Circle Sizzex, Simple Letters Sizzex and Serif Essentials Alphabet Sizzex

Special touches to the project: The pumpkins were stamped and then colored in with ink refills and my blender pens. I took Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker and I colored in the black pumpkin cutouts to give it more defined color. I added googlie eyes for a finishing touch. The top of the project I punched two holes with my crop-a-dile and then I treaded the ribbon through and tied a knot on top.

Manly Happy Birthday

Here's a birthday card I made for a co-worker of mine.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Music Expressions and On Your Birthday
Ink: Basic Brown and Earth Elements Watercolor Crayons
Paper: Bella Rose Designer Series Paper (retired), To the Nines Speciality Designer Series Paper, Very Vanilla and Chocolate chip
Accessories: Twill Chocolate Chip Ribbon, 5/16" Chocolate Chip Brads
Tools: 1" square punch I purchased at a local craft store and the 1 1/4" square punch, Blender Pen

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An Old Friend

Here is a card I made with an old friend, the retired color, Tangerine Tango.

Here are the ingredients to make the card:
Stamp Sets: Polka Dot Background Stamp, Only Ovals
Ink: Tangerine Tango
Paper: Tangerine Tango, So Saffron, Whisper White
Accessories: Staple, So Saffron Button and So Saffron Wide Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Sizzex, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Circle #2 Sizzex, Scallop Oval Punch, Punches Plus Classy Brass Templates, Scallop Edge Punch, Paper Piercer

Special Touches on the Card: I punched the circle and then used the brass template and the paper piercer to make the piercing in the circle. I die cut the white circle and then stamped the backgound punch. I tolded a piece of paper and stapled it for an embellishment. Scallop borders and the tailored bow are the finishing touches.

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

This week's Pals Paper Arts Challenge is a color one. The colors are Perfect Plum, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie with a little neutrals mixed in.

So here's my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Sets: Pumpkin Patch

Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black

Paper: Cast-a-Spell Designer Series Paper, Whisper White and Basic Black

Accessories: Basic Black Wide Grosgrain Ribbon and Black Brads

Tools: Corner Rounder Punch

Special Touches to the card: I adhered the ribbon to the card with adhesive and then I tied a bow and attached it to the card with glue dots. I corner rounded one of the edges of the designer series paper.

Mojo Monday #107

Here is this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Ingredients to make this card:

Stamp Sets: Wings of Friendship, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Creamy Caramel, Really Rust and Old Olive

Paper: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and Autumn Meadows Designer Series Paper
Accessories: 5/16" Chocolate Chip Brads and Chocolate Chip Wide Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools: Circle Scissor Plus and Scallop Punch from a local craft store

Special Touches on this card: I colored in the image with my Stampin' Write Markers. I then stamped the image a second time in Creamy Caramel, cut the bird out and attached him to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Happy Birthday Princess

In just a few short days, my little princess Julie will be turning 4. Where has the time gone. I can't believe this little fire cracker is now a big girl which she makes sure to clarify every time she gets. I was not happy to be shopping in the big girl section. I just couldn't get myself to look at the non-pink clothes. I am not ready to see her in black.

Here is a card to celebrate the occasion as well as the ingredients to make it:
Stamp Sets: Perfect Princess (retired)
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Paper: Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper, Orchid Opulence, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White
Accessories: Circle Fire Rhinestone Brads, Whisper White Orgaza Ribbon
Tools: Scallop Punch from a local craft store

Special Touch on this Card: The only special touch on this card is that I stamped the crown on Orchid Opulence card stock and then cut it out. Then I stamped the image again this time on Rich Razzleberry so I can get the diamond to cut out.

Inkredible Color Challenge

Here is this week's color challenge: Pixie Pink, So Saffron and Old Olive. I was drawn to my butterfly punch again for this challenge along with my texturz plates.

So here is my card and the ingredients to make it:

Stamp Set: Flight of the Butterfly

Ink: Pixie Pink, So Saffron and Old Olive

Paper: Whisper White, Pixie Pink, So Saffron and Old Olive

Accessories: Gold Cord

Tools: Eyelet Border Punch, Butterfly Punch, Big Shot, Perfect Details Texturz Plates